/ 让学习更有效 新课备课备考 | 英语学科 / 让学习更有效 新课备课备考 | 英语学科 2025-2026学年七年级英语上册单元复习考点培优鲁教版 （五四学制）（2024）Unit 2 Rain or Shine 专题11 阅读理解 学校:_____姓名：_____班级：_____考号：_____ Terrible weather events are harming the planet, and experts say there might be even greater danger to come. The sea ice loss and the Arctic ice melting caused by climate change have increased much in the last ten years. Because of that, the number of polar bears (北极熊) and seals (海豹) has dropped greatly while polar bears depend on sea ice for hunting seals. According to the data from the WMO (世界气象组织), temperatures on the Antarctica (南极洲) just reach 18.3℃, which is higher than the record of 17.59℃ in March, 2015. Moreover, temperatures in this area have warmed about 3℃ over the last 50 years. Although such temperatures might be considered pleasant for a picnic, this is the Antarctica we are talking about. It is home to the most inhospitable environment on the planet because it is supposed to be an extremely cold place. In fact, the average (平均的) temperature of the continent’s central area is -57℃. Besides, ▲ . Australia is undergoing its worst drought (干旱) since the 1930s, leaving wildfires burning so long and causing many deaths. Meanwhile in Europe, crops in the northwest are suffering the driest weather in the past 80 years. Recently West Texas in America has also gone through its worst drought in more than 70 years, while there are floods in Eastern and Southern China. “Climate change is bad for human beings. It causes direct health problems. I’m afraid there will be more common events like the one that 30,000 to 50,000 persons died in Europe in 2003 due to the heat wave there,” Professor Schwartz said. “It will also cause more air pollution, diseases and lack of clean water and so on.” 1．According to the passage, what’s the temperature on the Antarctica now A．17.59℃. B．18.3℃. C．3℃. D．-57℃. 2．What can we learn from this passage A．The Antarctica is pleasant for a picnic. B．Extreme weather led to wildfires burning in Europe. C．Climate change will cause air pollution and diseases. D．The temperatures on the Antarctica hit the highest in March,2015. 3．Which sentence can be put in the ▲ A．many places are going through different weather this summer. B．many places are experiencing terrible weather this summer. C．many places are going through the same weather this summer. D．many places are experiencing the coldest weather this summer. 4．Where can we probably read the text A．In a medical report. B．In a sports newspaper. C．In an environmental magazine. D．In a tourist guide. Mark I live in the north of Canada. It’s very cold in winter, so we wear warm clothes. Many people like snowy weather because they can make snowmen and have a good time. Lana I live in Moscow. There are storms (暴风雨) too often here. When the sky is dark and clouds are moving across the sky, the storm is ... ...
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